Since Thomas Edison designed his Pearl Street Station in 1882, engineers have had to contend with presenting their design on paper—the very essence of 2D space. Edison’s answer to the need for a 3D ...

In order to support the design work of our readers, the company Teka has shared with us a series of .DWG files of its various kitchen products. The files include both 2D and 3D drawings and can be ...

Use AutoCAD's "Extrude" and "Revolve" commands to turn 2-D designs into 3-D models. "Extrude" is how 3-D modelers to refer to the technique of stretching a 2-D shape into 3-D space. AutoCAD performs ...

AutoCAD is one of the most versatile software applications for architectural and engineering designs and the most popular computer-aided design (CAD) platform for 2D drafting and 3D modeling. This ...

Virtual 3D models of cities are nothing new, but bringing one into the physical world is a bit more challenging. AutoCAD maker Autodesk and creative marketing agency Steelblue did just that, however, ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new software module for creating 3D-printed rings. The program operates within the AutoCAD environment and automatically generates 3D objects based on user-input ...